| 100% | DELAY | 5 | "There was a ___ in the delivery due to heavy rainfall." (was late) |
| 49% | PASSTHEBUCK | 11 | There's a male deer walking unhurriedly in the right-hand lane, so be sure to ___.
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| 49% | ORR | 3 | Marian ___, mayor of Cheyenne, WY since 2017, who was in the news due to a spat with the Governor of Wyoming in 2019 |
| 47% | WISH | 4 | "Puss in Boots: The Last ___," 2022 film starring Antonio Banderas that is a sequel to a 2011 film |
| 47% | TED | 3 | Williams who was the last major leaguer to bat over .400 in a season |
| 47% | ABBR | 4 | Letters that may follow some of the clues in the Vox crossword due to it being a small, but not that easy, puzzle |
| 46% | ORLEANS | 7 | The Animals lyric: There is a house in New __ |
| 46% | MEMORY | 6 | Answer to the riddle "I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?" |
| 46% | NYET | 4 | Possible reply to "Was there interference in the last American presidential election?" |
| 45% | RODEO | 5 | There are a lot of bucks to be had in one |
| 45% | PRAIRIE | 7 | There was a Little House on it in the 1970s series |
| 45% | SALTS | 5 | There are a lot of ___ in the seas making them saline |
| 45% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | Words preceding the parenthetical "(To Everything There Is a Season)" in a 1965 Byrds song title: 3 wds. |
| 45% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 45% | ASTRO | 5 | Member of the M.L.B. team whose manager and G.M. were suspended and dismissed in January, 2020, due to a sign-stealing scandal |
| 45% | DOWN | 4 | ___ to the wire, phrase that originated in horse racing that refers to a situation where the outcome is decided at the last possible minute |
| 45% | KENDALLJENNER | 13 | Model who appeared in a Pepsi commercial which had to be later removed due to a lot of backlash in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GENESIS | 7 | In the beginning, there was a rock group |
| 44% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Wilma ___, late American sprinter who was the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games |
| 43% | DOESITHAVEANN | 13 | Q: ___ / A: There are two, in the third and seventh squares below |
| 43% | BROTHERS | 8 | The Righteous __, 60s hit duo was later in a movie |
| 43% | AARON | 5 | Last name likely to be first in a roll call |
| 43% | ANITA | 5 | Hill who wrote “There is no way to redo 1991, but there are ways to do better,” in a Times essay on the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings |
| 43% | ORANG | 5 | Critter of which there is a surprisingly small number left in the world |
| 43% | CHILDREN | 8 | A nanny is hired to care for __ in the family home |
| 43% | SADIST | 6 | One inclined to be a pain in the ass? |
| 43% | GOLDENSLUMBERS | 14 | 1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" |
| 43% | HONDAACCORD | 11 | First car from a Japanese manufacturer to be made in the U.S. (1982) |
| 42% | SEA | 3 | In the world, there is a Red one and a Dead one |
| 42% | DEER | 4 | Like a ___ in the headlights (get paralyzed due to fear or excitement) |